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Beattie and Coutts make Scottish beach history

Scotland's Melissa Coutts on the way to her country's first ever World Tour win

Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2017 - There was only one team rejoicing at the weather forecast for Sydney’s Manly Beach on Friday, and Scots Lynn Beattie and Melissa Coutts made the most of it with a thrilling first round win, the first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour win ever recorded by Scotland.

The promise of rain and wind sounded very similar to the 4am conditions the pair have been training under at Edinburgh’s Portobello Beach, and while the dreadful conditions didn’t arrive, Beattie and Coutts looked very much at home beating local hopes Sarah Battaglene and Stefanie Weiler 2-1 (20-22, 21-16, 15-9).